Where does this hose connect

[Guest]

I am doing some engine work and noticed a hose that looks like a breather. I traced it down to where it is zip tied to the main wiring harness by the transmission and skid plate but it does not connect to anything.

I am thinking it came loose but I cant figure out where it goes. Any help is appreciated.

1998 Jeep TJ

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[spunebil]

is there any vent ports on trans or TC ? .... is it connected to anything up top ?

[Guest]

the picture in the first post is the top. Not connected to anything on top, just noticed it when I was moving wires around on passenger side of engine bay and wondered what it was, when I followed it down, it is zip tied to the main wiring harness about a foot back behind the bell housing roughly where the skid plate starts.

I cant seem to find any sort of vent ports.

[JEEPINKC]

My guess is that it is a breather for the transfer case.

[Guest]

It turned out to be the vent tube for the transfer case. Must have come off a long time ago and somehow worked itself up into engine bay somehow. thats what threw me off so much because it was so far away from transfer case that I did not think it could possibly be for the Tcase.

Thanks all

[spunebil]

well one end should be connected to transfer case, the other end should be up High, like in engine compartment ! you don't want it down low so transfer case is getting water in it thru vent hose on creek crossings , etc. ! :)

[Guest]

well one end should be connected to transfer case, the other end should be up High, like in engine compartment ! you don't want it down low so transfer case is getting water in it thru vent hose on creek crossings , etc. ! :)

Yeah, I reconnected it and it comes up to just below the distributor cap. When I first noticed it thought, the top was up near the battery terminals so I was not sure where it went.